Wall-rock structure at the present contact surfaces between repeatedly deformed thrust sheets, Grenville Orogen of central Ontario, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 875-899

  Schwerdtner, Walfried M ^a   Lu, Sheng J ^a   Yang, Jack F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT SURFACE; CRUSTAL LEVELS; DUCTILE THRUSTS; EROSION SURFACES; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; IN-SITU; ONTARIO; ONTARIO , CANADA; ROCK STRUCTURES; SEISMIC FAULTING; STRAIN GRADIENTS; TOTAL STRAIN;

LAKES;

ROCKS;

DEFORMATION; DISCONTINUITY; FOLDING; GNEISS; GRANITE; OROGENY; SHEAR; STRAIN ANALYSIS; SUBSIDENCE; SYNFORM; THRUST; WALL ROCK;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77958089978     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E10-007     Document Type: Article

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